Criminal Profiling

General information

• Name: Jerome Henry Brudos

• Sex: Male

• Race: White

• Number of victims: Convicted of 3, confessed to four, 12 women went missing in his era

• Country where killing occurred: United States

• States where killing occurred: Oregon

Childhood informationDate of birth: January, 31, 1939Location: Webster South DakotaBirth order: 2nd of 2Number of siblings: 1 Brother (Larry)Raised by: Both parentsParent’s marital status: MarriedFamily event: Mother favoured his brother and showed extreme disgust for

anything Sexual which may have triggered his hatred towards womenAge of family event: Birth through young adulthoodProblems in school?: Reading and compression difficultiesBullied while in school?: He was teased profusely often as a result of his extremely eccentric behavioursPhysically attractive: No, at least not according to his available photographic

record, but he did manage to convince several women to trust him.Physical defect: NoSpeech defect: NoHead injury: He was electrocuted at the age of 21 and complained throughout his

lifeof intense migraine headaches that often left him unable to see and sometimes caused a complete loss of consciousness

 

Physically abused: Unknown

Psychologically abused: Yes, Mother often ridiculed him for his behaviours althoughher scolding was arguably justifiable in some instances.  It is claimed by Brudosand some of the psychiatrists who evaluated him that his mothers extreme disgustfor sexual topics caused him to develop an secretive and abnormal development of sexual fantasies and expression of sexuality

Emotional abused: Slightly, in his years of puberty his mother shunned him for having

a natural wet dream and forced him to wash his sheets after his night timeindiscretions

Father’s occupation: Many jobs throughout Jerome’s childhood

Age of first sexual experience: Became excited by women’s shoes in a junkyard at age

5,  first aroused by this fetish at age 12

Age when first had intercourse: first had sex with his wife Darcie at age 20

Mother’s occupation: Unknown

Mother abused drugs/alcohol: Unknown

Father abused drugs/alcohol: Not confirmed specifically but it has been speculatedthat his father may have been an alcoholic during at least part of his childhood

Information…

Murderer…Cognitive ability:

Highest grade in school: Graduated 142nd of 202 in his classHighest degree: FCC licenseGrades in school: 2.1 high school GPA but this was in the midst of a nine

month stayat Oregon State HospitalIQ Average: Above average

Work History:

Served in the military: YesBranch: ArmyType of discharge: Psychological- based on his “bizarre obsessions”Killed anyone during service: NoWorked in law enforcement: No- but posed as a police officer during the

murder ofLinda SlawsonFired from jobs: Yes- on numerous occasionsTypes of jobs worked: Technician, electricianEmployment status during series: Employed as an electrician

Murderer…Relationships:Sexual preference: Hetero sexualMarital status: Married (1962) then divorced (1970)Number of children: 2Lived with: His wife Darcie and their two children. However, the children have nowBeen ordered by the court to not visit or write their father.

Psychological information:Abused drugs: Unknown Abused alcohol: UnknownBeen to a psychologist: Yes on several occasions see timeline for diagnoses Time in forensic hospital: Yes during his teenage years see timeline for detailsDiagnosis: Borderline Schizophrenic, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Fetishism,Voyeurism, Exhibitionism, Transvestitism,  Sadism.

Number of victims: Convicted of 3, confessed to four, 12 women went

missing in his era Victim type: Young attractive womenKiller age at start of series: 28Gender of victims: FemaleRace of victims: WhiteAge of victims: 18-25Method of killing: Asphyxiation/strangulationType of serial killer: Organized lustHow close did killer live?: Drove to crime scenesKilling occurred in home of victim: No typically he abducted them inparking lots Killing occurred in home of killer: Yes, his 1st murder occurred at hishomeWeapon: No weapon or a weapon close by at the scene

The Victims…

Behaviour During Crimes     Rape: Yes- typically post mortem     Tortured victims: No     Stalked victims: Yes      Quick & efficient: Yes     Used blindfold: No     Bound the victims: No

After Death Behaviour     Sex with the body: Yes     Mutilated body: Yes     Ate part of the body: No     Drank victim’s blood: No     Posed the body: Yes     Took totem- body part: Yes- example foot and breasts     Took totem- personal item: Yes- shoes and undergarments     Robbed victim or location: Not of money but he stole their clothing

Disposal of Body     Left at scene, no attempt to hide: No     Left at scene, hidden: No     Moved, no attempt to hide: No Moved, buried: No     Cut-up and disposed of: Yes- mutilated many and disposed of them by sinking them in bodies of water,  several of the women who went missing at this time have not been found.     Moved, too home: No

The Killing…

Date killer arrested: May 30, 1969

Date convicted: June 27, 1969

Sentence: 3 consecutive life sentences

Killer executed: No and no death penalty issued

Name and state of prison: Oregon State Penitentiary, Inmate- 33284

Date of death: 29 March 2006- died of liver cancer

The lust killer…